Frame construction for fireproof walls or partitions



May 15, 1923. 1,455,712

C. COLLINS FRAME CONSTRUCTION FOR FIREPROOF WALLS OR PARTITIONS OriginalFiled Nov. 24. 1920 Ema/mommy brnelus @oizes Patented May 15, 1923.

UNITED STATES mam A earner caries.

FRAME CONSTRUCTION FOR FIREPROOF WALLS OR PARTITIONS.

Original application filed November 24, 1920, Serial No. 426,189.Divided and this application filed December 28, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CORNELIUS CoLLINs, a citizen of the United States,residing at -Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in FrameConstructions for Fireproof Walls or Partitions, of which the followingis a specification.

'This invention relates to a frame construction for fire-proof walls orpartitions, and has for its object to simplify and improve themanufacture and assembly of the same.

This application is adivision of my application Serial No. 426,189,filed November 24th, 1920, and entitled Frame construction forfire-proof walls or partitions.

In carrying out the object of this invention I employ studding orsupporting elements. preferably in the form of a series of pairs ofchannel bars, each pair being held in spaced relation by means of anovel improved clip or spacer.

One form which my invention may assume is exemplified in the followingdescription and illustrated in the accompanying draw-- ings, inWl'liCh--- Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of the spacer or clip foreach pair of channel bars in flat form. p i

Fig. 2 shows a perspective view of the same, after having been shaped.

Fig. 3 shows a perspective View of a pair of connecting channel bars.

Fig. 4 shows a plan section of a hollow wall construction embodying myinvention.

In the accompanying drawing, I show a hollow wall constructioncomprising a series of pairs of channel bars 10 forming studding orsupporting elements and held in spaced relation by means of a clip orfastener 11. ()n the edge of the outer flange of each channel bar is aprong or projection 12 constituting a fastener for metal lath or othersuitable plaster receiving devices.

The clip or spacer for each pair of channel bars. as shown in Figs. 1and 2, is stamped'from a single sheet of metal C pressed into channelform with comparatively shallow side walls or flanges D.

Serial No. 525,299.

Notches H are cut into these walls or flanges 'to receive the flanges ofthe channel supporting bars when the clip is in place thereon extendingacross the open faces of the channel bars. An extension J is formed oneach end of the clip and these extensions are adapted to be bent intoloop formation to engage the opposite side of the channel bars forretaining the clip in place.

The channel construction of the clip adds greatly to the strength of thesame, and, due to the manner in which the clip engages the supportingbars, the latter will be held rigidly in spaced relation.

Various forms of the construction and arrangement herein shown anddescribed may be made without departing from the spirit of the inventionas disclosed in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patcut is:

1. In a building construction, a support-.

ing element comprising a series of channel bars arranged in parallelrelation, a clip having'flanges adapted to fit transversely between theflanges of the channels, a body plate forming a part of said clip withwhich the flanges are integrally formed, and an end extension formed asa part of said body plate and adapted to encompass the opposite outersides of the channels whereby the longer than said flanges whereby itsendsmay be bent around the sides of the chan neled elements to rigidlyconnect them and retain the clip in position.

CORNELIUS COLLINS.

